relation: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/5286/ title: IaaS cloud optimisation during economic turbulence for Malaysia small and medium enterprise creator: Soon, J.N.P. creator: Mahmood, A.K. creator: Yin, C.P. creator: Wan, W.S. creator: Yuen, P.K. creator: Heng, L.E. description: With today's digital economy, switching ON a cloud computing IaaS is no longer an easy task like an ordinary electricity utility switch. Moving from LAN into the shared cloud services is just the iceberg question of location but the deeper question should be about the product and process of acquiring infrastructure. Previous primary survey has shown that Malaysia SME's over investment in IT infrastructure has crush traditional perception of under resources. This paper uses a Delphi interactive interview correspondence method with Malaysia SME top management to revalidate each other's views. Results show that IaaS model is still in the infancy stage due to shared security concern and immature last mile connectivity. Administrators are still unsure how to determine the measurable organisational value when investing in IaaS. © 2014 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. publisher: Inderscience Publishers date: 2014 type: Article type: PeerReviewed identifier: Soon, J.N.P. and Mahmood, A.K. and Yin, C.P. and Wan, W.S. and Yuen, P.K. and Heng, L.E. (2014) IaaS cloud optimisation during economic turbulence for Malaysia small and medium enterprise. International Journal of Business Information Systems, 16 (2). pp. 196-208. ISSN 17460972 relation: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84903448219&doi=10.1504%2fIJBIS.2014.062838&partnerID=40&md5=5140b62d1fa3eac374b62340783cbb18 relation: 10.1504/IJBIS.2014.062838 identifier: 10.1504/IJBIS.2014.062838